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Food and Drink

Appetites: Chefs cook on stage with the Minnesota Orchestra

Appetites: Chefs cook on stage with the Minnesota Orchestra

"A Musical Feast" will feature chefs from Butcher and the Boar, Vincent A Restaurant, Travail Kitchen and Patisserie 46 showing off their talents, accompanied by the orchestra.
by Krystyna Pease

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Appetites: Mastering the martini

Appetites: Mastering the martini

For Easy and Oskey co-founder Erik Eastman, the martini is more than a drink. "It's a life skill," he says. "It's like changing a tire.
by Krystyna Pease

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Appetites: The Birchwood Cafe celebrates 20 years

Appetites: The Birchwood Cafe celebrates 20 years

A new cookbook details some of Birchwood's most popular recipes as well as historical highlights and select regional farmers.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: Savoring and favoring squash

Appetites: Savoring and favoring squash

The key ingredient in a memorable pumpkin pie is squash, not pumpkin, says chef, TV personality and author Amy Thielen.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: A bumper crop in store for Minnesota's apple orchards

Appetites: A bumper crop in store for Minnesota's apple orchards

We can thank the relatively cool summer and even temperatures for what's certain to be an abundant harvest, says cookbook author Beth Dooley.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: Sampling Minnesota wines at the State Fair

Appetites: Sampling Minnesota wines at the State Fair

Fried food and cold beer is a classic State Fair combo. But the Minnesota Wine Country booth is there to let fairgoers know that the state makes some good wines too.
by Krystyna Pease

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Video: Making mini donuts in slow motion

Watching the mini donut machine at the Minnesota State Fair is strangely mesmerizing, as MPR reporter Tim Post found.
by Tim Post

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Appetites: A guide to Lowertown's new eateries

Appetites: A guide to Lowertown's new eateries

Suddenly the downtown Saint Paul neighborhood is a dining and drinking destination for people down the street and across the river.
by MPR News Staff

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Party of 1: We are eating a lot of meals alone

Party of 1: We are eating a lot of meals alone

We've never been more connected as a society: tweeting, texting, vining. But when it comes to eating, more of us are going solo.
by Maria Godoy and Allison Aubrey

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